Electric heater.



C. M. ANGELL.

ELECTRIC HEATER. APPLIGATION l-ILED MAY 11, 1914.

1,126,935. Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

- dish heater and other UNITED STATES rATENT- OFFICE.

CHESTER M.- ANGELL, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE VAN BRIGGLE TILE AND POTTERY COMPANY. O

CORPORATION OF COLORADO.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, A

ELECTRIC HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 11, 1914. Serial No. 837,884.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER M. ANGELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Santa Barbara, county of Santa Barbara, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to electric heaters and more particularly to a portable electric heating device inclosed in a decorative pottery stand and suitable for use as a stove, cigar lighter, toaster, hot water and chafing purposes.

The principal object of my invention is to providea stand or support for the heat generating element which is made of a pottery material mechanically strong, easily worked and capable of receiving an artistic finish such as enamel glaze; the said material also having suitable electrical insulating properties -and the physical properties of light weight, resistance to high temperatures, and

,1 heat insulation. Furthermore, the material machinery nor skilled labor used for making the stand is commercially inexpensive and requires neither expensive in the making of the finished product.

A further object of my. invention is to position the heat generating element and body in its supporting stand in such a manner that it will efi'iciently transfer the heat generated. a

Other objects and the novel featuresof the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a heater embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, part of the top being broken away to show the arrangement of the heating element: Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view of the same. I

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates an earthenware porcelain or similar pottery receptacle of any suitable shape depending on the purpose for which it is intended. The receptacle 10 comprises the support or stand for the heat generating element and body, and hasthe integral legs 11 which are provided with laterally extending feet 12. The said feet 12 support the receptacle portion 10 apart fromthe surface on which it rests. The stand is molded of suitable material such as clay, and burned, being made of any decorative design or pleasing appearance and provided with a colored-enamel glazed outer surface 13 to produce an artistic finish.

The pottery body 10 has a cavity 14 therein opening at the top to form a receptacle, the 'wall of said cavity being provided with a lining 15 0f some suitable heat insulating material such as asbestos. A core 16 of refractory clay or other similar material is embedded in the lining 15 and has its upper surface exposed so that the article or material to be heated may be placed in direct contact with'said refractory body.

The resistance element which generates the heat and heats the refractory core 16 comprises a continuous coiled non-oxidizable wire 17 arranged in the embedded inthe core 16 so that parts of said element will be disposed just at the top surface of said core. Current is suppliedto the resistance element 17 by means of the conductors 18 and, 19 leading respectively to the ends of the wire 17, the said conductors 18 and 19 being insulated from each other in the twin conductor cable 20 leading into the receptacle through an opening 21 in the bottom thereof. The cable 20 may be provided with a suitable appliance to form of a spiral and 1 Current is passed through the wire coil embedded in the core 16, which heats the coil and also the core. The heat insulating lining surrounding the core 16 prevents the loss of heat and the glazed pottery receptacle also is a good non-conductor of heat. a

The construction of the device thus prevents any considerable loss of heat.

I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as shown and described as it will be obvious that they may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is, v

1- As a newarticle of manufacture. an electric heater comprising a pottery receptacle open at the top and substantially closed at the bottom, a lining of heat'insulating material therein. a refractory clay body surin said'heat insulating material and having rounded by said heat insulating material, its upper surface exposed, and a resistance and a resistance element carried by said reelement embedded in and disposed close 'to fractory body. the upper exposed surface of said refractory :15 5 2. As a new article of manufacture, an body. 7 i t electric stove comprising a pottery recep- In testimony whereof I affix my signaturev tacle open at the top and substantially closed in presence of two witnesses.

at the bottom, and haying legs to support CHES'IER M .'ANGELLL f f it apart from the surface on which it rests, Witnesses: 10 a lining of heat insulating material in said J. R. THOMPSON rreceptacle, a'.refractory clay body embedded ALFRED W. ROBERTSON. 

